DocumentCode
1921700
Title
Induced dichroism excited atomic-line filter at 532.33 nm in potassium vapor for LIDAR
Author
Yang, Guangning ; Herczfeld, Peter R. ; Billmers, Richard I.
Author_Institution
Center for Microwave-Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1995
fDate
9-12 Oct 1995
Firstpage
2061
Abstract
A narrow band optical filter with 40% transmission and 0.01 nm bandwidth has been demonstrated at 532 nm. The filter uses potassium vapor as an active medium pumped by a circularly polarized beam. Theoretical and experimental aspects of this atomic filter are discussed
Keywords
dichroism; optical communication; optical filters; optical pumping; optical radar; potassium; 532 nm; 532.33 nm; K; K vapour; LIDAR; active medium; atomic filter; bandwidth; circularly polarized beam; excited atomic-line filter; induced dichroism; narrow band optical filter; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Light scattering; Magnetic separation; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Polarization; Probes; Radar scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '95. MTS/IEEE. Challenges of Our Changing Global Environment. Conference Proceedings.
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
0-933957-14-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1995.528895
Filename
528895
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